Page 6 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, December 31, 2021 Malden, Today, Tomorrow and Yesterday – meet Carey Pearson McDonald By Peter F. Levine 2. I am currently Executive Vice L ike the 1967 Boston Red Sox, newly minted Councillor-at-Large Carey McDonald came out of nowhere. I know very little about this young man, but by the answers he submitted back to me, he seems like a really cool cat. When I fi nally do get to chat up Carey, we’ll have a number of issues to discuss; I need to know more about his professional musician parents; I need to know why his parents were inspired to name him Carey (read below for a hint), and where can I see him play cello! For your reading pleasure, Malden’s newest Councillor-at-Large: 1. My full name is Carey Pearson McDonald. President of the Unitarian Universalist Association, and a Malden City Councilor Elect; also, a spouse and parent. 3. I am saving up for a road trip, with our tiny camper trailer. 4. My home is in Malden’s Faulkner neighborhood. 5. I love people who have a passion they want to share with the world. 6. Something I say a lot is “what can I do to help?” We all have something to share to help care for our neighbors and our community. 7. I consider myself to be unafraid of a challenge, open to new ideas, and a faithful person. 8. I need to have coff ee in the morning. 9. My favorite movie of all Law Offices of Terrence W. Kennedy 512 Broadway, Everett • Criminal Defense • Personal Injury • Medical Malpractice Tel: (617) 387-9809 Cell: (617) 308-8178 twkennedylaw@gmail.com 8 Norwood St. Everett (617) 387-9810 HOURS: Open Daily at 4:00 PM Don’t Forget to Book your Holiday Party Early! Order your Holiday Party Platters Now! Join us begining at 4 PM for our NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION featuring Everett’s own... NEW MIKE MATARAZZO ~ www.eight10barandgrille.com ~ We’re closed for New Year’s Eve (12/31) at 2 PM and New Year’s Day (1/1) all day. Wishing you peace and prosperity in 2022. As always, access our ATMs and your Online & Mobile Banking anytime. Enroll at www.EverettBank.com Happy New Year! time is Children of Men, though I watch more TV shows these days since there are so many good ones. 10. My all-time role model is Stacey Abrams, who ran for governor in Georgia and is the founder of the “Fair Fight” voting rights organization. 11. I respect people who show courage and kindness together. 12. The best thing anyone has ever said to me is “Dada, I love you” (from my kids). 13. I am happy when I can just enjoy the moment with friends and family, these times have been so precious in the past two years. 14. I fi nd my phone’s autocorrect funny/hilarious. 15. I am named after the song “Carey” by Joni Mitchell. 16. I have two kids – Julian is almost 7, and Hosea is 4. 17. The farthest I’ve ever been from home is Paris, France, once when I was younger. 18. My special talents are – cooking, playing the cello, singing. 19. I have no pets now, but used to have a much-loved Schnauzer. 20. I played sports as a youngster at *** park – I was more of a music and drama kid, my parents were both professional musicians. “This is the end, beautiful friend, this is the end, my only friend, the end” – this past May Carey Pearson McDonald Councillor-at-Large-Elect Malden lost a valued member of the community. I lost a very good friend and a bottomless resource for my articles. His mom Denise misses him dearly – every minute of every day. I thought I would revisit the tribute to Frankie’s life that I ran when he passed. It came from the heart. He knew more about the history of Malden than you and I – and just about anybody else – but he was much more than a walking/talking encyclopedia of Malden knowledge. Oh, yes, he was – antique collector, music lover, good time enthusiast, fashion plate, “Old Y Guy” and, of course, raconteur (just a few labels Frank would have enjoyed seeing applied to him in print). He was also my pally. Not like he was pallys with Marty Gately and the “Round Table Gang of Four,” but I considered myself a “Friend of Frank” nonetheless – a sweetheart of a guy who endeared himself to me many years ago at the old YMCA, where we shared many a steam and whirlpool together as part of our “Steve Caiazzo Businessman’s Workout” regimen (old Y guys will get that). So, you could have knocked me down with an empty 16 ounce can of Ballantine Ale when Anthony Spadafora informed me that Frankie Russell had “left the building.” It did not seem possible. But sadly, it did seem possible. Odd because I quote(d) him in a soon to be released article; the article that I quoted him in will have printed before this article sees daylight. Funny, I was worried because the quote he sent me needed a little “work.” He rambled on a bit (which he never did), so I had to clean it up for readership consumption. I was concerned that he would be disappointed that I hacked his contribution up a little for it to make more sense. Not to sound glib, but as the old Mad Magazine saying goes, “What, me worry?” Frank had a great sense of humor and would have seen the humor in that last statement. Which brings me back to Frankie. One of the key elements in the novel “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontë is passion versus restraint; “reason sits fi rm and holds the reins...the passions may rage... but judgment shall still have the last word.” I am not talking out MALDEN: TODAY| SEE PAGE 20 419 BROADWAY. EVERETT, MA 02149 771 SALEM ST. LYNNFIELD, MA 01940 WWW.EVERETTBANK.COM 617-387-1110 781-776-4444 Member FDIC | Member DIF
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